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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS513 - Horseshoe

18 October, 2019

Team Leader
Jan C. Weirauch
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (estimated)

26.504645856914, 127.84525929079

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS513 - Horseshoe
Organization/Dive Centre
Piranha Divers
City
Onna Village
Country
Japan
Date
18 October, 2019
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.504645856914
Longitude: 127.84525929079
Weather Conditions
There was a typhoon passing Okinawa, and the divesite was not save to dive at.
Survey Depth Range
4–22 meters
Area Surveyed
235 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4

This area is only diveable on really calm weather due to swell and waves, fisherman use this conditions to fish, therefore always I find fishing gear entangled in the corals.

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